The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 1983
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul A Kohl, Chatham, NJ (US);
Frederick W Ostermayer, Jr, Chatham, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2041293 ; 156643 ;
Abstract
A photoelectrochemical process is described for anisotropic etching of intrinsic III-V compound semiconductors. Such a process is highly advantageous because the etching takes place only where light is incident on the surface of the semiconductor. Thus, various patterns can be etched into the semiconductor surface without the use of a mask, undercutting is minimized where masks are used and the shape of the hole etched out of the surface can be controlled.